The seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity will focus on the strategic goal of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which addresses the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society. This goal is part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, which has been endorsed by several conventions. The Conference will explore how alignments and mixes of policies, trade-offs, incentives and business strategies can cut development pathways towards a sustainable society. It will consider what trajectories we need to follow to implement the goal and the associated Aichi targets 1-4 by 2020, by comparing and contrasting concepts and experiences.

Hosted by the Norwegian Government in cooperation with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), CBD, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Development Programme and the World Bank, the Conference is by invitation and is expected to bring together some 450 experts from governments, organizations, academia and the non-governmental sector.

IISD RS will produce daily web coverage starting on Monday, 27 May 2013, and a summary report of this Conference which will be online on this site on Monday, 3 June 2013.